Professor Mitch Resnick has been named to the Forbes Optimism 250 list, which honors the country's greatest living optimists in celebration of America's 250th birthday. Resnick was recognized as an educational pioneer for leading the development of Scratch, contributing to LEGO Mindstorms, and co-f…
ImpactBench, launched Oct. 7, gives a broad overview of how an AI model scores on different metrics.
“People tend to categorize whether this is the right use or wrong use, but I don’t think that is a clear boundary,” Dr. Pat Pataranutaporn.
By Hollie SilvermanRussian authorities told the World Health Organization (WHO) that "no case of plague has been recorded in Irkutsk," the agency said Tuesday, casting doubt about reports that anti-plague researcher Daria Shipilova died from suspected pneumonic plague.The WHO statement comes as bio…
Studies from the MIT Media Lab and Georgetown University show AI chatbots and summaries implant false memories in users.
Poet Will Dowd used the MIT Media Lab's Dormio project to seed his dreams with recorded poetry from Harvard University’s audio archive.
Professor received the IDSA Special Achievement Award for three decades of research integrating physical and digital environments.
Professor Deb Roy contends there should be someone who is “answerable” for every piece of text in public life, no matter its origins.
During a live segment of CNN News Central on October 8, 2026, host Brianna Keilar sat down with MIT Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn.
By Haas NewsA team of researchers led by the MIT Media Lab’s Advancing Humans with AI (AHA) program, in collaboration with UC Berkeley Haas, the USC Marshall’s Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making, and the Psychology of Technology Institute, has launched ImpactBench, an expert-gu…
At MIT, partners in creating the initiative include the MIT Media Lab; MIT RAISE; the MIT pK-12 Initiative.
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek is developing microscopic chips that could be injected into the bloodstream before making their own way to the brain
The project, called ImpactBench, is an open benchmark that measures AI’s impact on human well-being.
"Ocean of Dreams," created by the Critical Matter group, was part of an installation at MIT Future Fest.
By Justin HendrixIn the United States, the census touches tech policy at more points than you might realize. It's a massive data collection operation and a piece of democratic infrastructure all at once. My guest today is danah boyd, the author of Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Powe…
At the MIT Media Lab, engineer and biophysicist Hugh Herr is at the forefront of bionic limbs.
Media Lab alum JS Tan co-authored 'Against Tech Oligarchy,' chronicling the tech worker labor movement over the past decade.
Pernigo is a research affiliate in the Multisensory Intelligence group at the MIT Media Lab
Inside MIT’s Media Lab on Amherst Street, there’s a team learning more and more about the power of AI.
By Michaela JarvisMIT researchers show implanted nanoantennas can be activated wirelessly to kill brain cancer cells without damage to healthy tissue.The brain cancer glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers known to medicine, carrying a median survival of just 12-…
It’s easier than ever to design killer pathogens.
The performances at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall will include a world premiere with the MIT Chamber Chorus.
Can tattoos protect you from deepfakes? Saetbyeol Leeyouk, a researcher in the Media Lab's Critical Matter group, says it's complicated.
Joanna Buchthal, Ph.D., an MIT Media Lab postdoctoral associate who directs research for Mice Against Ticks.